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Night ritual homa at an open-air pavilion decorated with string lights, hanging tassels and banana-leaf garlands. A figure seated on a red ornate throne wears a sky-blue garment and beaded necklaces. Around a low square fire altar, several shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and sacred threads sit on white cloth, one holding a ladle and another chanting. Brass lamps, brass plates of offerings, fruit and a conch-like vessel lie on the floor. Behind them stand illuminated white floral arches framing deity murtis, including a goddess figure riding a lion, with a rising smoke haze. A woman with a long braid in a pale yellow sari sits in the foreground.

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October 15 20102010-10-15Night ritual at an outdoor puja pandal decorated with leaf festoons, hanging colourful tassels and a string of lights. A large murti of a goddess with a crown and garlands stands in the background at left. Seated in white dhotis, several priests with bare upper bodies and rudraksha malas perform a homa at a low fire-pit platform, with brass plates of offerings, flowers and sweets nearby. A person in a blue garment and a red-cushioned gold throne sits at the rear right, and a saffron-robed figure stands behind the priests. Devotees in yellow and white sit on the ground in the foreground.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15Night-time homa ritual held in front of a large decorated deity display with a figure in red and gold; a seated figure in blue robes and multiple garlands sits on a red and gold throne at the upper right, a shaved-headed priest in an orange robe stands behind, and several priests in white dhoti and shawls with gold-coloured necklaces sit around a square fire pit with brass vessels and offerings, performing the ritual. Strings of lights and colourful bunting hang in the background, with a plate of fruit and flowers in front. a person is the seated figure on the throne in blue, wearing a ceremonial gold necklace and a long dark hairstyle; he is presiding over the ritual.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual homa at a temple-style pandal decorated with white and colourful draped fabric, garlands and hanging tassels. Several priests in white dhotis and white shawls sit cross-legged on mats around a square fire pit, one tending the fire with a ladle. Behind them, a seated figure in a turquoise robe and crown sits on a red and gold throne, and a figure in saffron/orange robes stands nearby. Large deity murtis with a multi-armed goddess form are displayed with garlands; brass lamps, bowls of fruit, rice, coconuts and firewood sticks lie in the foreground. Smoke rises through the lamplit scene. Approximately ten people are visible.2010-10-15 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an outdoor temple-like pavilion. Around a square fire pit, several shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and white shawls, wearing gold-coloured necklaces, sit and perform the ritual, one pouring from a metal bowl. Behind them, a young person in a turquoise-blue garment and gold necklaces sits on a red and gold throne-like chair. Behind the fire pit, a standing figure wears orange-saffron robes. To the left, a large deity murti with a lion mount and colourful decorations stands among flower garlands, kalasha-style brass lamps and palm leaves. Red string lights and hanging banners fill the background.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15A night-time ritual at an outdoor shrine decorated with fairy lights and colourful pennants. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit flame or aarti lamp toward a large deity murti adorned with white flower garlands, a lion mount and a crowned goddess figure with multiple arms. Seated devotees in white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, surround a square fire pit with smoke rising, and brass plates of offerings, fruit and red flowers are arranged on the ground. A red and orange sofa-like seat with orange cloth stands at the right edge. a person is not visibly identifiable among the people present, so no candidate is named.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies